Whistleblower Attorneys

Mr. Phillips was a driving force in the passage of the False Claims Act Amendments in 1986, which turned the Civil War law into the heralded fraud-fighting tool we know today. He served as US Ambassador to Italy for four years.

Ms. Cohen, a founding partner of Phillips & Cohen LLP, has been called the “queen of qui tam” and recognized as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America” and “a legend for creating [the] qui tam/whistleblower practice.”

An internationally recognized whistleblower lawyer, Ms. Kelton’s cases have recovered billions. She has represented whistleblowers in record qui tam cases and recovered the largest SEC whistleblower reward. She has been named “Whistleblower Lawyer of the Year,” as well as one of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America.”

With more than two decades of experience representing whistleblowers, Mr. Chatfield has achieved significant results for his clients, particularly in healthcare fraud cases. His work was included in National Law Journal’s recognition of Phillips & Cohen as “Elite Trial Lawyers.”

Ms. Matzzie is consistently named one of the “500 Leading Attorneys in America” by Lawdragon. Her whistleblower cases against healthcare companies and government contractors have helped return hundreds of millions of dollars back to US and state treasuries.

As the author of a widely cited treatise on the False Claims Act, Ms. Sylvia is a thought leader in the qui tam bar. Her views on whistleblower laws are sought by federal and state legislators as well as the news media. She has had many successful cases against defense contractors and healthcare providers.

Mr. Hasegawa’s work was recognized by the National Law Journal with the “Elite Trial Lawyers” award to the firm. His whistleblower cases have returned millions to schools and helped stop fraud schemes involving Medicare and a disabled vets program.

As an Assistant US Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, Mr. Dickstein investigated and prosecuted numerous Medicare fraud cases against hospitals, health systems and doctors. Mr. Dickstein has won numerous Justice Department awards, including one for his work on a whistleblower case involving 500 hospitals.

Mr. McKessy was the first Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower. Under his leadership, the SEC whistleblower program achieved unprecedented success in record time, with more than $504 million in recoveries and more than $85 million paid in whistleblower awards.

Mr. Arens has represented clients under the qui tam, SEC and IRS whistleblower programs including one whose whistleblower case returned $68 million to schools, libraries and other government-funded entities in California.

As a former DOJ Senior Trial Counsel for 12 years, Ms. Easton investigated and prosecuted many significant healthcare fraud cases, including one involving more than 500 hospitals that settled for $282 million. She is a recipient of the Dept. of Justice’s Special Commendation Award.

Known as the “anti-fraud czar,” Dr. Budetti served as a deputy administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He is a physician as well as a lawyer and has exceptional expertise in Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

Mr. Smith has worked on many whistleblower cases, including significant cases against healthcare giant HCA and Medtronic Spine. He manages and assists in the development of new whistleblower cases for Phillips & Cohen.

Mr. Jochnowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate and former Peace Corps volunteer, works on whistleblower cases brought under federal and state false claims laws and the Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program.

Mr. Brown, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, represents whistleblowers in qui tam cases as well as whistleblower claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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